https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172516 A conviction for criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 could not be sustained where the prosecution failed to prove that the public servants abused their official position to secure a pecuniary advantage for M/s. Graphite India Ltd. or for themselves. The electricity supply arose from inter-governmental negotiations between Kerala and Karnataka during a power shortage, and the later allocation and pricing of imported energy to consumers in Karnataka was a matter for Karnataka authorities and KEB. Section 43 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 and Rule 68 of the Kerala State Electricity Board Rules, 1957 were held inapplicable on these facts, and the absence of a written agreement or proof of scarcity in Kerala did not establish criminality. en-us Fri, 28 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 15:51:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172516 A conviction for criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 could not be sustained where the prosecution failed to prove that the public servants abused their official position to secure a pecuniary advantage for M/s. Graphite India Ltd. or for themselves. The electricity supply arose from inter-governmental negotiations between Kerala and Karnataka during a power shortage, and the later allocation and pricing of imported energy to consumers in Karnataka was a matter for Karnataka authorities and KEB. Section 43 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 and Rule 68 of the Kerala State Electricity Board Rules, 1957 were held inapplicable on these facts, and the absence of a written agreement or proof of scarcity in Kerala did not establish criminality. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172516